Sustainable Woods Cooperative

Headquartered in Lone Rock, Wisconsin, the cooperative provides a range of services to its member-owners, including land stewardship education, development of certified sustainable forest management plans, and harvesting, processing, and marketing services for forest products.

With 150 members owning 20,000 acres of forestland, purchased a 4.5-acre sort yard and built a large solar kiln to process timber products. SWC expects to have 25,000 to 35,000 acres under sustainable management by the end of 2002.